Passenger-car end construction.



lc. A. LINDSTR''M. PASSENGER GAR END GONSTRUGTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1908.

Patented Apr. 6, i909.

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C. Ai. LHEBSTRM.

APILIUATIQN YILED MAY 23, 1908,

R GR BNB GONSTRUTION PAssEN Patented Aplr.` 6, 1909.

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31A/mantos APPLIUATION FILED MAY 23, 190B.

Patente Apr. 5, 1909.

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C. A. LINDSTRM. PASSENGER GAR END CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 23, 1908.

Patented Apn, 1909.

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. entre sfr-arles earner lorries.

CHARLES A. LINDSTRM, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANLM ASSIGNOR TO PRESSED STEEL CAR COMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PASSENGER-GAR-END CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom "at may concern: p

f Be it known that l, CHARLES A. L1ND- STRM, residing1 at Pittsburg, Northside, county' of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvenia., have invented certain newJ and useful Improvements in assenfgerCar-End Construction, of which the `following is a full,

clear, and exact description.,

fAnjobiect of the resentinvention is to strengthen/.the bulkhead construction in a passenger' eanwith a view to rincre success resisting-ftheeffect ofthe. pulling and stresses onrthe superstructure and to more eiectuall-y eliminate thel dan 'crous and frequently fatal results of col icions Vthrough.the staving in 'of the car end.

` car structure, showing location of the bulli-` A object of the present invention is tolfirnprove the details in the bulkhead construction.

- The invention is clearly illustrated in the traine with contiguous arts in section; Fig.` 2 is central section t roughcthe same on` line 2-2 of 1Eig. 1 with adjacent parts'ol lthe head 5 3 is a sectional top plan view on line 3-2-#3, Fig. 1-, showing bulkhead and 'vestibule posts and vestibule fraine and loracing; and Fig. 4 is a half end elevation of he car, showing vestibule posts and eave `plate vand the bulkhead brace or car body end carline.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, 1 (Fig. 1) represents the side posts in a car,

2 the side or eave plates riveted to the upper ends of side posts 1, 3 are door posts extend ing upwardlyt'o a point above the horizontal plane of the side or cave plates 2.

4 are angular horizontal postbraces eX- tending trorn door osts 3 to side. or eave plates l2 and secure by rivets and gussets 5 to side yor cave plates 2.

' 6 are gus; its vconnecting door posts 3 and post bracesfl.

7 are carbody end or bulkhead posts con nected -at. their upper ends by rivets and connecting angles 8 to `post brac-es 4. Posts 3 and 7 areprovide'd-with conterminous reinforcing plates 3 7 of any suitable section riveted to their webs.

Patented April 6, 1909.

9 are channel car body fciulr-sills suitably riveted or secured to the center sills?` 10 `which in this l articular construction are preferably wide y spaced apart. Posts 3 and 7 at their lowerends are riveted to the vertical ilanges of angle connecting plates 11 riveted to the u per flange ol end sill 9. Angle connecting .ates 11 (Fig. 3) are provided with recesses in one corner formed. by cutting andv bending upwardly a portion of the plate to forni the vertical connecting flange, which recess receives the lower end tend on two sides of posts 3 or 7 so the# a greater purchase on the: end sill and hence more rigid support is provided for the posts 3 or 7. 1

Posts 1 are oiiset or bent outwardly at 1 a in the plane oi' the car' belt rail 1b, of which the end section only is shown (Fig. 4) and together with-the other posts of the car support the side sheeting oi the car, which construction has the functions of a girder. vPosts `1 are secured to the nnderframe (Fig. 1) at their lower-end by removal of the lower and portions of their inwardly projecting flanges io'i lafduistance slightly great-er than the depthv of sill 9 and then riveting the webs'of the posts to connecting angles 12, and further by turning in the lower end ol' the web portion of the side posts 1 and rivet-y ing same to`` the lower flanges of end sills 9. The connecting .angles 12 are in turn riveted to the webs of the end sills 9.

braces 4 the two door posts 3 lare connected by a lintel plate 13 of angle, channel or other suitable shape, which is connected to posts 3 by connecting angles 14.

15 is the car body end carline riveted to angles 16 and `door posts 3, continuous of the post 3 or 7. Angle plates 11 thus enV VAt a point above the planeoi the postv connecting vestibule end eave plate 2() and work herein described in `any suitable manis split at -its inner end and embraces reinrcured at their bases in any suitable manner,

wide plate secured to the upper surface of carline 15 and preferably extended only far enough beyond the ends of carline for riveting to side or eave plates 2. ,fis shown on drawing, this plate is riveted to a rearwardly extended flange along the upper edge of carline 15. 'he intermediate or central portion of carline 15 andvplate 17 is substantially horizontal.4

-18 is the'upper deck bulkhead, mounted on carline 15 and its stifl'ening or reinforcing plate 17, secured at its ends to angles 19 riveted to plate 17 and carline 15.

29 (Fig. 2) is an upper hood brace which forcing plate 17. Brace 29 is secured to plate 17 through means of angles 29.

1 ;730 is the hood sill secured to plate 17 by angle 30. A

flhe remainder of the car upper deck is constrpcted and ,mounted in any suitable manner on the 'car superstructure or the car body carlines comprised therein;

Each of the eavc lates 2 is extendedout to the end ,(Fig. 3) of the car vestibule where they are joined by vestibule end eave plates 20 through the medium of gussets 21. Eave plates 20 are bent to conform to the shape of the end Wall of thevestibule and are stiffened. or braced through means of lower hood angle braces 22 connecting them with post braces 4 through the medium of gussets -23 rivetedto eave plate 20 and angle gussets 6, connecting door posts 3 and post braces 4.` There are two lower hood braces 22 at each end of the car, onebeing on each side of the central passageway through the car.

The frame of each vestibule is furthermore braced by diagonal channel braces 24 extending from angle gussets 6 to gusset plates 21, there being vone for each corner of the car.

25 are vestibule end posts reinforced by` bello-ws diaphragm securing plates 25. and located in line with angle braces 22 and see such as by angles 26, to the car end frame. l

27 are the car vestibule lcorner end posts the car platform end sill 28 at their ends.

The car lining is secured to the frame-.

ner.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a car, .a bulkhead comprising a brace member narrower than one-half its length and of reater-width than the thickness of said bulkhead and projecting from said bulkhead only on the'vestibule side thereof.

2. In a car, a bulkhead comprising asa brace member a fiat plate narrower than onehalf its length. and of greater width than the thickness of said bulkhead.

, eave plate.

3, A brace for car end roof structure consisting of a flat plate narrower than one-half its length and extending from side to side 'of l the car.

4. In a car, a bulkhead comprising posts, a

continuous member connecting the ends of said posts and a reinforcement narrowerthan ,one-half its length and mounted on and of' greater'width than said member.

5. In a car, a bulkhead comprising posts, an angle plate connecting the ends of said vposts and a conterminous reinforcing plate riveted to said agle plate.

6. In a car, a bulkhead comprising central posts and shorterend posts,'-eave plates s'ecured to the end posts and areinforced member connect-in said ea've plates and' the ends of said centra 'posts'.

7. In a car, a bulkhead comprising central posts and shorter end and intermediate posts,

.a member connecting the ends of'said central .of said door posts and corner posts.

9L In a car, a post angular in section, a rebulkhead comprising' car inforcing plate riveted tothe back of said' post and an angle plate securing said postl in position.

10. In a car, a post-securingplate having a portion cut and struck up to forma post recess and a perpendicular post-securing flange.

i 11.l In a car, a bulkhead comprising channel posts, reinforcing platesriveted tothe backs of said posts, and connecting lplates having'perpendicular flanges secured to said posts.

12. In a car, an end construction comprising a vestibule end eave plate, a bulkhead and,diagonal braces extendin from intermediate portions of said bul ead. to said 13. In a car, an end construction comprisinga vestibule end eave plate and a bulkhead, a brace connecting said eave plate and bulkhead intermediate their lengths and the diagonal bracesv :connecting said l bulkhead and the end of said eave plate.

14. In a car, an/end construction compris- T 16. `A hood brace support comprisinga plate projecting from the 'car bulkhead and embraced by said brace and angles riveted to f The f foregoing lspecificationl signed a said plate and secured to said brace. McKees Rocks, Allegheny county, Penn- 17. In a railway car, a car end construc- Sylvania, this 16th day of May, 1908. tion comprising a cross brace member in the CHARLES A. LINDSTROM. 5 up er portion thereof narrower than onehalf Witnesses:

its ength but Wider than the thickness of the l T. J. JONES, car end Wall. l H. B. FISHER. 

